Highlights: 365 fresh cases push Uttarakhand’s Covid-19 tally to nearly 50,000

Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahato, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week, shifted to a private hospital in Ranchi from state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) after complaining of breathlessness.

Amid fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe, Germany has lifted its blanket warning against travelling to all countries outside the European Union (EU).

Russia confirmed its highest daily tally of new coronavirus cases since June 12 on Thursday as authorities reported 8,945 new infections, pushing the national total to 1,185,231.

Former Union minister Bharatsinh Solanki, who tested positive for coronavirus in June this year, was discharged on Thursday after being in hospital for 101 days.

The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 2,415 new coronavirus infections and 59 additional deaths.

Puducherry on Thursday logged 489 fresh Covid-19 cases while four people succumbed to the virus taking the toll to 525, a top Health department official said.

3,615 new Covid-19 cases, 4,219 recoveries and 17 deaths reported in Odisha yesterday. The total number of cases rose to 2,22,734 including 1,85,700 recoveries, 36,122 active cases and 859 deaths: State Health Department

According to the serosurvey report submitted yesterday, 25.1 per cent of the participants have developed antibodies to Covid-19 in Delhi. In the last survey, it was 28.7 per cent. Next serosurvey will start within 15 days: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

Canada is extending the travel ban for foreigners until October 31 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said in a statement.

France's new Covid-19 cases increased by more than 10,000 for the first time in three days on Wednesday while the number of people hospitalised with the disease rose by almost a hundred to a 10-week high of 6,590.

A group of genes passed down from extinct human cousins is linked with a higher risk for severe Covid-19, researchers say. When they compared the genetic profiles of about 3,200 hospitalized Covid-19 patients and nearly 900,000 people from the general population, they found that a cluster of genes on chromosome 3 inherited from Neanderthals who lived more than 50,000 years ago is linked with 60% higher odds of needing hospitalization.

The United Arab Emirates saw on Wednesday its highest daily total of coronavirus infections since the start of the outbreak, with 1,100 new cases.

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had approved a $6.5 billion loan for Ecuador to help the country deal with the shock of the Covid-19 crisis.

India's Covid-19 tally crosses 63-lakh mark with a spike of 86,821 new cases and 1,181 deaths reported in last 24 hours.

Total case tally stands at 63,12,585 including 9,40,705 active cases, 52,73,202 cured/discharged/migrated and 98,678 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

A total of 7,56,19,781 samples tested up to 30th September, for Covid-19. Of these, 14,23,052 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)